For Future Reference

A few weeks ago, I got upset at my polling place. I wrote about it, people read about it, some folks talked to me directly about it or left comments on stories elsewhere.

One thing that became apparent to me is that something I thought was widely known, at least among the subset of people who have an interest in elections in Ohio, remains a source of confusion to many. So, here is the law as it appears in the Ohio Revised code, Title XXXV "ELECTIONS" Chapter 3501: "Election Procedure; Election Officials, in 3501.01 Election procedure - election officials definitions:

(AA) “Photo identification” means a document that meets each of the following requirements:

(1) It shows the name of the individual to whom it was issued, which shall conform to the name in the poll list or signature pollbook.

(2) It shows the current address of the individual to whom it was issued, which shall conform to the address in the poll list or signature pollbook, except for a driver’s license or a state identification card issued under section 4507.50 of the Revised Code, which may show either the current or former address of the individual to whom it was issued, regardless of whether that address conforms to the address in the poll list or signature pollbook.

(3) It shows a photograph of the individual to whom it was issued.

(4) It includes an expiration date that has not passed.

(5) It was issued by the government of the United States or this state.

Effective Date: 12-23-2002; 05-02-2006; 2007 HB119 09-29-2007

Robinson's Campaign Taking Off in OH-12

David Robinson, the Democratic challenger in OH-12, has a general election campaign kick-off meeting this Sunday (03/30/06) at 2pm. Details and directions are available at this link.

If you'd like to meet the candidate and learn more before volunteering, there's a breakfast in Newark tomorrow (Saturday) beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the Bake-n-Brew restaurant, 1821 W. Main St.

That Wasn't Cool

I was going to write something decrying the sensationalism that has accompanied the story of a Bexley resident who has allegedly behaved pretty badly. As of this posting, three of the five stories on the Bexley news feed over in the right hand column are about Ms. Tatum, and I watched ONN do pretty extensive coverage this morning.

My holier-than-thou tendencies were no match, however, for the surge of gleeful immaturity that welled forth within me after I mentioned this story in conversation, and the reply was a spot-on impersonation of the PSA with the woman sitting with a cup of coffee at her kitchen table:

"I didn't know it was illegal to seduce my kid's friends after serving them alcohol in my own house! That I could be fined, arrested, even jailed? ... And I was. And that wasn't cool."

Geek Toys

I love numbers. I love the Census Bureau's Website. I love Adobe Readers' Snapshot Tool. I'm a fan of Google Applications.

I put the following together to tell a story about the unique characteristics of the 12th Congressional District, but if you're interested in any part of Ohio, you might find this interesting (darker always means higher/more, range is calibrated for Ohio).



The full size slides are available here.
This data was pulled from the Geographic Comparison Data in the 2006 American Community Survey as accessed through factfinder.census.gov

Was this included in the movie?

For a complete change of pace...

Do you like Silly and Spooky?

Read This.

Then read This.

Coincidence? You decide.